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Monitoring the extent and impacts of watershed urban development in the Lake Victoria Basin, Kenya, using a combination of population dynamics, remote sensing and GIS techniques Cover

Monitoring the extent and impacts of watershed urban development in the Lake Victoria Basin, Kenya, using a combination of population dynamics, remote sensing and GIS techniques

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|Jun 2021

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Language: English
Page range: 11 - 25
Submitted on: Feb 14, 2021
Accepted on: Jun 1, 2021
Published on: Jun 30, 2021
Published by: University of Silesia in Katowice, Faculty of Natural Sciences
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
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